Surprised by my inability to find out anything here or at Ancestry about the Pellettieri surname. I was in Florence a while back and saw many Pellettierrias or Leather stores. Florence is the Leather capitol of Italy, yet a check of the name showed nothing in the telephone book. In the Duomo, there is a "pellettieri" shop or school on the right side back with the name clearly at the head of the door. Don't have much more on the family name as my great grandfather, stefano was in the US in 1881 when his youngest of 9 sons, Rocco was born. Rocco was my grandfather. It is said that Stefano went out in the great blizzard of 1888 in New York City and never came home. He was 50 yo in 1881. Just wondering if anyone came across the name.Thanks,

ALSO found this POSSIBLE arrival manifest in 1879 for Rosa Falotico...She is traveling with two children: Maria, age 2 months?, and Vincenzo, age 9Above them on the manifest are Giuseppe Pellettieri, age 50; and Rosa Pellettieri, age 40. Possibly Rosa's in-laws?

Thanks sooo much...I have the birth certificate for Rocco born in new york 30 January 1881.. Father and mother are listed...butv I have to find it at work....This is so exciting!.. First bit of news I have got in over 10 years...

The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...

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